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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Buzz on February 18, 2015, 04:19:36 PM

Title: The slip cradle...
Post by: Buzz on February 18, 2015, 04:19:36 PM
I felt the need to have a topic about this wonderful piece of equipment which is increasingly dying out due to broken fingers and broken slats....

(http://pembrokehouse.sc.ke/pembrokians/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1950S-FIELDING-PRACTICE.jpg)

(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40000000/jpg/_40000629_hoggy_slip_cradle298.jpg)

but seriously - how much fun is a really good slip cradle session!!

Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: RF on February 18, 2015, 04:46:03 PM
We've got a fairly new one, they are great, provided you've got lads that can throw a bit
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: jwebber86 on February 18, 2015, 04:51:43 PM
never used one but there are a couple of players at the club that keep mentioning them, unfortunately we never get enough people at training to any fielding practice
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on February 18, 2015, 04:54:40 PM
Ours died years ago and was replaced by those katchet boards and one of those crazy catch spring thingies  :(
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: Gelds on February 18, 2015, 05:17:50 PM
Love a good session on the slip cradle!! Will try to do 20 mins per training session during the summer
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: 400notout on February 18, 2015, 05:32:23 PM
Was thinking about this last training session.

As much as the portable Katchet is fantastic, I do love the slips cradle! If I had to choose I know what I'd have!
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: sarg on February 19, 2015, 04:14:18 AM
We had two when I started, one wood and the other metal. Great fun but quite challenging too. The wood one rotted. We used the metal one for a few more years but people kept pelting the balls into the tubular ends and damaging the balls.

Then eventually some (No Swearing Please) stole it.

Now we just have a stupid plastic ramp that no one can hit. Only solution is one guy kneeling with a bag of balls and throwing into the Katchet board to 3-4 slips. Nowhere near as good as the caddle was.
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: Northern monkey on February 19, 2015, 07:43:42 AM
Loadsa fun and a top training tool
Title: Re: The slip cradle...
Post by: TangoWhiskey on February 19, 2015, 03:47:56 PM
We've got one. It's in pretty good nick as it's stored inside at all times when not being used. Gets a work out at least a couple of times a week during the season.